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| Social Inclusion
Toilets are a place for peace
This essential space, at the centre of our lives, should be safe and secure. But for billions of people, sanitation is under threat from conflict, climate change, disasters and neglect.
‘Safe toilets for all by 2030’…
| Social Inclusion
Climate change is emerging as a central driver of poverty and inequality across the Asia-Pacific region and impacts are projected to become more severe over time. Even if we manage to limit long-term global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, up to 85…
| Social Inclusion
2024 Theme
On 15 November 2024, the world marked the first International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime (TOC). This day highlights the urgent need for global solidarity to counter the rising…
| Poverty Eradication
Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are just a few examples of the extreme weather events accelerating and intensifying across the world. With the cost of inaction clearer than ever,…
| Families
Meseret Tamru is a garment factory worker living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is the mother of two children. Thanks to the childcare centre at her workplace, she has been able to return to work after becoming a parent. The International Labour…
| Indigenous Peoples
Our relationship with our natural world is broken. This is why it is important that more and more people get involved in action to protect and restore nature and biodiversity.
Everyone deserves to have a voice and this is easier when we have a…
| Youth
In Costa Rica, an inclusive urban infrastructure project is providing a lifeline for youth living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
In the southern neighbourhoods of Alajuelita – a municipality in the province of San José – residents struggle with…
| Youth
Young people who gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing crisis impacting billions globally, and to boost local action – especially youth-led urban development movements – to secure resilient…
| Poverty Eradication
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas emissions. From flooding to…
| Ageing
In a world that claims to prioritise gender equality, older women have been left on the sidelines.
Of the US$ 5.7 billion of aid spent on gender equality projects, a mere US$ 7.8 million includes older women. …
| Women
Every 11 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2022. The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent.
That is why, during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UNiTE campaign is drawing attention to…
| Youth
According to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2024, 110M more children and youth have entered school since the UN Sustainable Development Goal on education was adopted in 2015, with more children in school today than ever before.…